HealthSouth's
Report for 2004
Is Sent to SEC

Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Dec. 5, 2005 12:01 am ET

HealthSouth Corp. filed its long-awaited annual report for 2004, saying its loss for the year narrowed. It said it expects to report a decline in 2005 operating results, while tighter Medicare reimbursement requirements are likely to hurt next year's results.

The Birmingham, Ala., health-care provider, which is trying to rebound from a massive accounting scandal, had delayed the Securities and Exchange Commission filing for 2004 while it cleaned up its books.